Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 03, 1975
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Transcript:
Man: Mike, it's a terrible thing, separation - I hope you never have to face it... Zonker: Oh, dad, come off it! You've been through this a dozen times before! You know Mom just needs time to be by herself once and while! And she always comes back within a week, right, Dad? She always comes back just in time to water the begonias before they dry out! Man: See, when I'm upset, I forget the plants. Zonker: And Mom's beautiful - she knows it!
“Once and awhile”? Argh! It’s “once in a while”.